| "Symphonies" | ||||
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| Single byDan Black | ||||
| from the albumUN | ||||
| Released | 29 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:41 | |||
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| Songwriter | Dan Black | |||
| Producer | Dan Black | |||
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| Remix EP cover | ||||
 Cover for the remix EP, featuringKid Cudi. | ||||
"Symphonies" is a song by British musicianDan Black, released as the first single from his 2009 debut albumUN.
Evolving from his previous single "HYPNTZ", the track was written, composed, and produced by Black himself.
The track was released as the U.S.iTunes "Single of the Week" for the week of 28 December 2009 and the video was released on iTunes for free for the week of 15 March 2010. A remix of the song was recorded withKid Cudi, and was released as a bonus track in theUnited States.
The track has also been used in the "A More Exciting Place to Live" ad campaign by Virgin Media in the UK. It was also used in 2010 comedy filmEasy A and used on theNBA 2K11 soundtrack.
In 2008, Black originally recorded a song called "HYPNTZ", which interpolated lyrics from "Hypnotize", a song byThe Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), and sampled the drum beat fromRihanna's "Umbrella".[1] However, the night before the video was shot, Wallace's estate informed Black of its objection to the song. Black reworked new lyrics for the song and added vocals, retitling it "Symphonies".
The track prominently samples theCity of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's cover of the main theme from the filmStarman written byJack Nitzsche. The sample appears throughout the track, mainly during the chorus.
An instrumental version of the track was featured on a Virgin Media advertisement. The remixed version of the song with Kid Cudi has also been used in2K Sports video game,NBA 2K11. A Dada Life remix of the song is used in the trailer for the HBO series, Euphoria.[2]
The song's music video features many fictional movie trailers, with each movie's title being the line of the song that is said while the trailer is shown.
The video was nominated forBest Special Effects in a Video andBreakthrough Video at the2010 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost in both categories.
CD single
7" Single[3]
Limited Edition 12" Single[4]
| United Kingdom Remix EP[5]
United States Remix EP
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| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 34 |
